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Forensic Jim
PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:25 pm 
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Picked up this used Hinderer XM-18 3 1/2" blade knife in trade. It's been well taken care of and I decided to do a little bit of updating. The blade was a hair off center which was an easy fix. I swapped the stainless steel standoffs with bronzed titanium standoffs and a bronzed titanium lanyard bead. Replaced the black G-10 scale with a new translucent G-10 scale and lastly, I'm sending it off to Rick Hinderer for dark bronzed anodizing to the frame and clip and sharpening. It's going to make a great edc. The last picture was taken before I began to change things.


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WOW TOO COOL....NICE JOB.....LIKE A NEW KNIFE! 8)

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I carried a Generation 1 for about 3 years almost every day.I gave 500 bucks for it and everyone called me an idiot.I sold it last year for 1000 bucks and showed everyone i was smarter than they thought! ::woot::
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Forensic Jim
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baliblaster wrote:
I carried a Generation 1 for about 3 years almost every day.I gave 500 bucks for it and everyone called me an idiot.I sold it last year for 1000 bucks and showed everyone i was smarter than they thought! ::woot::


The Generation 1's were all hand ground by Rick and I've seen them go as high as $1,900.00 depending on the blade grind.

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Forensic Jim
PostPosted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:02 am 
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Added a skull filler tab.


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Mr Rick
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Totally one of a kind, and a real beauty. ::nod:: ::tu:: ::tu::

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MattBPKT
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Nice job, looks stunning!
Keep us posted once it's finished. ::tu::



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junebug
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HEY JIM................Whats a filler tab?...the lil plate in orig. pics covers what???

sorry ta sound DUMB.......BUT I HAVE NO CLUE..LOL :oops: ::facepalm::

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That was the little plate that covered the hole in case you want to change the pocket clip from tip up to tip down. The skull replaced that tab. I carry and use this knife almost every day.

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awesome!!!!!!!!!


VERY COOL 8) 8) 8) 8)

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